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Appendix A
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Asian Language Input Methods
Release 4.1 allows the setting of Asian languages for both output and input. You
can enter Asian symbols using standard open source input methods. For more
information on Asian text input methods please see
http://www.geocities.com/fontboard/cjk/input.html.
Chinese Input Method
The MusicPad Pro uses xcin for entering Chinese text. This input method supports
both traditional and simplified character sets. It supports the following methods:
Pinyin, Shuangpin, Wubi (wubixing), Changjie (jtcj_gb) and a raw character input
mode (zh_hex). Pinyin is the default method.
To enter a mode where you are entering Chinese in one of the input methods tap
on the ctrl and space keys on the virtual keyboard (be sure to turn the ctrl key off
after this as it is a “toggle” key and must be tapped once to activate it and again to
deactivate it. The shift key behaves similarly.) To change the input method tap on
shift and then ctrl. You need to tap on ctrl twice to change the method. Continuing
to tap on the ctrl key cycles through the possible input methods.
When entering text in xcin you are using an “over the spot” method. This means
that the various symbols that are possible given the keys you have tapped are
shown in a window that “floats” near the place where you are entering text. When
you see the symbol you want to enter, tap its number on the virtual keyboard. For
example, tap on the number 1 to select the first symbol. Tap on the number 2 to
select the second symbol.
For more information on using xcin see
http://xcin.linux.org.tw/xcin/2.5.2/UserGuide.html.
Japanese Input Method
The MusicPad Pro uses kinput2 for entering Japanese text. This input method
supports romaji, hiragana, katakana, and kanji entry. It uses “on the spot” as its
input method. This means that the characters you are entering are placed directly
into the text window you are typing into.